Best Elementary Schools in Connecticut

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the NGSS and SBAC test scores by the Connecticut Department of Education. The most recent update was on Tuesday, August 27, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 497)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
090045000049	491	Barnum School	Public	PK, KG-8	495 Waterview Avenue	Bridgeport	06608	Fairfield County	Bridgeport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 275-2300	587	50	11.7	94.5%	34 (5.8%)	134 (22.8%)	405 (69.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	$20,106							4.5	6.3	468	23
090483000972	492	Driggs School	Public	PK, KG-5	77 Woodlawn Terrace	Waterbury	06710	New Haven County	Waterbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 574-8160	452	30	15	85.0%	26 (5.8%)	106 (23.5%)	285 (63.1%)	8 (1.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.3%)	$17,463							3.9	6.8	465	27
090267000509	493	Chamberlain Elementary School	Public	K-5	221 Farmington Ave.	New Britain	06053	Hartford County	New Britain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 832-5691	396	34	11.6	85.6%	31 (7.8%)	44 (11.1%)	297 (75.0%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.5%)	$24,257							3.6	4.7	482	11
090267000523	494	Smalley Elementary School	Public	K-5	175 West St.	New Britain	06051	Hartford County	New Britain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 225-8647	633	47	13.3	85.2%	49 (7.7%)	56 (8.8%)	488 (77.1%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (5.4%)	$19,834							3.2	2.9	491	3
090045000070	495	Cesar Batalla School	Public	PK, KG-8	606 Howard Ave.	Bridgeport	06605	Fairfield County	Bridgeport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 579-8501	1,020	63	16.1	90.1%	55 (5.4%)	181 (17.7%)	754 (73.9%)	13 (1.3%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.3%)	$16,411							3.1	3	490	5
090045000001	496	Luis Munoz Marin School	Public	PK, KG-8	479 Helen St.	Bridgeport	06608	Fairfield County	Bridgeport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 576-8202	710	53	13.3	85.4%	22 (3.1%)	125 (17.6%)	549 (77.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.5%)	$17,396							2.7	3.4	489	7
090192000364	497	M. D. Fox School	Public	PK, KG-5	470 Maple Avenue	Hartford	06114	Hartford County	Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 695-7790	531	38	13.9	80.8%	23 (4.3%)	97 (18.3%)	394 (74.2%)	13 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$22,109							2.7	4.7	483	14

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on SBAC English Language Arts, SBAC Mathematics, NGSS Science test scores released by the Connecticut Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 27, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Connecticut Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Connecticut Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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